The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to promote the sending of humanitarian aid to Gaza (Europa Press)
He UN Security Council passed a resolution to this effect this Friday increase shipping humanitarian aid to Gaza. After a week of intensive negotiations, members finally gave the green light to the UAE proposal. In any case, the text had to be rewritten several times because of the clues USA, which has veto power in the body, but also abstained along with Russia. Therefore it was approved with 13 out of 15 votes.
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The initiative calls on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to nominate a special coordinator Monitoring and reviewing “large-scale” aid deliveries to the Palestinian enclave, which is experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis due to the war between Israel and Hamas. The plan must be drawn up and submitted within the next twenty days.
However, Tel Aviv retains full control over supplies to the Gaza Strip, which are checked at the Rafah and Kerem Shalom border crossings, as an earlier text called for UN exclusivity but was amended. “Israel will continue to review all humanitarian assistance to Gaza for security reasons,” Foreign Minister Eli Cohen added.
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The text reads: “Ask urgent measures to immediately enable safe, unhindered and expanded humanitarian access, and create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities“. In addition, all those involved in this task are required to “enable and facilitate the use of all routes to and through the entire Gaza Strip, including border crossings.”
The text requires all parties to agree on “urgent measures to immediately enable safe, unhindered and expanded humanitarian access and to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities” (Europa Press)
The news came after several delays and postponements due to debates between member states, most notably the United States, which remains steadfast in its support for Israel and rejects a full ceasefire, asserting that it would only allow Hamas to continue to control the country to threaten his terrorist actions.
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In any case, the American ambassador to the UN said, Linda Thomas Greenfielddescribed the resolution as a “big step forward” to help the hundreds of thousands of Gaza civilians affected by the crossfire. “This council has provided a glimmer of hope in the midst of a sea of suffering,” he said.
RussiaWashington, the second country to opt out of taking part in the vote, took aim at Washington, accusing it of “resorting to its favorite tactic… gun violence” and concluded the writing is “useless”. For her part, the UAE ambassador in charge of presenting the proposal said it was a measure that “responds with action to the terrible situation” of the Palestinian people.
After several objections, Linda Thomas-Greenfield viewed the resolution as a “ray of hope” amid the crisis in Gaza (Portal)
“We know that It is not a perfect text…we never tire of asking for a humanitarian ceasefire. But if we don’t take drastic measures, there will be famine in Gaza,” Lana Zaki Nusseibeh added.
Guterres also stressed the urgent need to stop attacks in Gaza, as “the real problem that creates massive obstacles” is the Israeli offensive. “The real problem is this The way Israel is conducting its offensive is creating massive obstacles in the distribution of humanitarian aid to Gaza. “A humanitarian ceasefire is the only way to meet the desperate needs of the people of Gaza and put an end to this nightmare,” he said at the end of the meeting.
(With information from AFP, AP and EFE)